Election polls 2016: trends in presidential, Senate, and House races

Why the Electoral College is the absolute worst, explained

How exit polls work: when they're released, which states they cover, and what they mean

How exit polls could predict — or miss — the 2016 election.

How Hillary Clinton could win 270 electoral votes

Plan A, protect the firewall. Plan B, go for the diverse toss-up states.

How Donald Trump could win 270 electoral votes

He’s the underdog. But if he wins, here’s how it would likely look.

Ghazala Khan’s Election Day tribute to America is an inspiring contrast to Trump’s Islamophobia

She focuses on how everyday people have treated her.

#MyMuslimVote lets Muslims speak for themselves — finally

Their lives are bigger than the Islamophobia that plagued the campaign season.

Exit poll of early voters shows Clinton's huge ground game advantage over Trump

Clinton's ground game advantage over Trump, in one chart.

A Nevada judge gave the Trump campaign’s voter fraud paranoia the smackdown it deserved

No, helping people vote is not a suspicious activity.

Donald Trump tried to sue a Nevada county that let polls stay open so people could vote

The polling place in question was a Mexican supermarket in a mostly-Latino neighborhood.

Why more than 80 million Americans won’t vote on Election Day

Voter turnout in the US is way lower than almost any other developed country. Political scientists explain.

Minority voters are 6 times as likely as white voters to wait more than an hour to vote

Voting lines can be long. If you’re not white, they’re probably longer.

Tim Kaine’s response to voting after 99-year-old woman: “I need to get used to being number two"

His tweet is really about the history he and Clinton might make.

The final polls point to a Hillary Clinton win. Will they be right?

Electoral College map 2016: make your election result predictions

Make a map and share who you think will be our next president.

The battle for the Senate looks really, really close

Here are the races to watch on election night.

Minorities are a huge force in the early vote — and this year Latinos are making their mark

Where early voting stands going into Election Day.

Democrats should worry less about Trump and more about the House and Senate

The further down the ballot, the worse for Dems.

In 1966, long voting lines were a sign of progress. In 2016, they're a symbol of suppression.

Fifty years after long voting lines broke barriers, they’re building them back up.

7 specific ways states made it harder for Americans to vote in 2016

Those long early voting lines aren’t a total accident.

Ohio Democrats issue 11th-hour appeal to Supreme Court to stop voter intimidation

Voter safety has become a key issue leading up to Election Day.

Why I think Nate Silver’s model underrates Clinton’s odds

The uncertainty is real, but it’s not balanced.

This is the year of the Latino vote

It’s been 20 years in the making — and, win or lose, it’s reshaped the Democratic Party.

The people’s tyrant: what Plato can teach us about Donald Trump

Trump put fascism on the ballot this year, and millions of people said "yes."

Be skeptical when polls show the presidential race swinging wildly

Actual voter opinion doesn't change often during a campaign. But the willingness to respond to polls does.

Nevada politics expert: “Trump is dead” in the state

Early voting has concluded in Nevada, and the numbers don’t look good for Trump.